/ˌkaɪrəʊˈpræksɪs/ (KY-roh-PRAK-sis)

Definitions

1. noun

a branch of the healing arts that deals with the diagnosis and correction of mechanical and other physical disorders of the skeletal and muscular systems, especially those affecting the nervous system, through the manual adjustment and manipulation of the spine and other parts of the body.

“The patient visited the chiropraxis clinic for relief from lower back pain.”